Plants Profile for Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat)

General Information
Symbol:	FAES2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Polygonaceae
Duration:	Annual
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK I CAN I L48 I
Characteristics
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Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 672. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
FAFA	Fagopyrum fagopyrum (L.) Karst., nom. inval.
FASA	Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.
FAVU2	Fagopyrum vulgare Hill
POFA4	Polygonum fagopyrum L.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Fagopyrum Mill. – buckwheat
Species	Fagopyrum esculentum Moench – buckwheat

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (FAES2)
Flora of North America (FAES2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (FAES2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (FAFA)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (FASA)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (FAVU2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (POFA4)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (FAES2)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (FAES2)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (FAES2)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (FAES2)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium (FAES2)

Related Websites
Cornell University cover crops page for buckwheat (FAES2)
Cover crops database at the UC Davis Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) (FAES2)
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (Sustainable Agriculture Network) (FAES2)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Martin	Minor	Minor		Low
Yarrow	Low		Low	Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Martin
Yarrow

Sources

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications. New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover